FOR ME AND FOR YOU

here i am

pen in hand

turning myself

into a poem.

mood depending

maybe a song.

for me

and for you.

find yourself

in my words

because words are

flexible and universal.

JUST LIKE THE REST OF THEM

You're just like the rest of them.
speak a little
smile a little
lie your way
into my life.
Pretend to be decent,
pretend to be genuine,
only to shatter me
and my dream come true
into a million pieces.
Funny thing is,
I was stupid enough to believe
that you were real.

RAINDANCE

raindrops.

one hits my nose.

another graces my eye lash.

the sky is gray,

but at this moment

my world is full of color

as

i

dance

in the rain

like i'm five years old

again.

jump

in the puddles

like it's my last chance.

giggle

with glee

as the raindrops tickle me.

this is my rain dance.

earthworms come out to play

flowers come to life.

I lift my hands to the sky

and waltz with bare feet

through the mud.

As I gaze into a puddle

to meet a face

I'm only beginning to know,

it smiles at me

and then laughs at my surprise.

facets of that smile reflect in the

raindrops

all around me

dancing with me.

ORDINARY GIRL?

I just want you to see me
and know me - who i really am.
I am an ordinary girl
with a not so ordinary essence.
I bite my nails when I'm anxious
and sleep in my makeup
and I trip on the cracks in the side walk.
I snort when I laugh
and sometimes I laugh to loud
and every once in a while
my breath stinks.
But underneath the superficial,
I'm a dreamer, I live in a constant state of passion.
Sometimes I'm up
and others I'm down.
But what remains is
my heart evermore.

STUCK WITHIN MYSELF

write scribble erase
write scribble erase
the burning desire within me
to grace this beautiful page
with my words,
unworthy to even do so
frustrates me.
I'm stuck within myself
longing to be released.
Where is the key
that unlocks me
and opens the door
and allows me to pour out.
Built up,
full of such thought and emotion
I am trapped.

La Bella Notte (Parte Italiana)

I took a walk tonight
and communed with the stars.
They listened intently
as I poured out il mio cuore upon them.
In return they spoke of
their splendore misterioso
and even danced for me.
Humbled and grateful
I engrossed myself
in la luce bianca della luna.
Washed in grazia
I was lifted from the darkness
of this forlorn world
and released to experience
such a accativante bellezza
that my words fail
to adequately capture it,
this la bella notte.

La Bella Notte

I took a walk tonight
and communed with the stars.
They listened intently
as I poured out my heart upon them.
In return, they spoke of
their mysterious splendor
and even danced for me.
Humbled and grateful
I engrossed myself
in the white light of the moon.
Washed in grace
I was lifted from the darkness
of this forlorn world
and released to experience
such a captivating beauty
that my words fail to adequately capture it,
this la bella notte.